Rock Springs Corrals Temporarily Closed for Adoptions

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District Office advises its Rock Springs Wild Horse Facility is closed for adoptions until Jan. 2011.

Wild horses being gathered on the Adobe Town/Salt Wells Herd Management Areas are being brought to the corrals and must be health inspected, vaccinated, and tested negative for Equine Infectious Anemia before available for adoption or sale to the public. However, public viewing at the facility’s kiosk remains open daily.

The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of Americas public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.